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ARTBA Analysis: 61,000 Bridges in Need of Significant Repair

A recent review of federal data by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association concluded that more than 61,000 structurally deficient bridges nationwide require significant upgrades and repairs.

April 1, 2015

CBO: Freight Transportation by Truck Eight Times Higher Than Cost of Rail

The cost of transporting freight by truck is about eight times higher than by rail, the Congressional Budget Office determined in a working paper published March 30.

March 31, 2015

FMCSA Rejects Petition to Exempt $75,000 Broker Bond

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied a request by the Association of Independent Property Brokers and Agents that all property brokers and freight forwarders be exempted from the agency’s $75,000 bond provision.

March 30, 2015

FMCSA Picking Carriers for Drug and Alcohol Survey

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said March 30 that it has commenced notifying selected truck and bus companies to submit their annual Department of Transportation drug-and-alcohol testing program results to the agency.

March 30, 2015

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx: Phase 2 GHG Emissions Proposal Sent to OMB

The proposed Phase 2 greenhouse-gas emissions rule for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles has been forwardedto the White House Office of Management and Budget for review, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said during an interview at a Politico “PlaybookLunch” event March 30.

March 30, 2015

Navajo Express Execs Foil Bomb Threat as Passenger Charges Cockpit on Flight

Navajo Express executives Don Digby Jr. and Scott Maldonado were feeling good about closing a business deal earlier in the day and planning on a relaxing evening flight from Washington Dulles International Airport to Denver.

March 30, 2015

Bill to Expand STB Authority Approved; Measure Backed by Railroads, Shippers

For the first time in almost two decades, a Senate bill to expand the powers and structure of the Surface Transportation Board could move forward with shipper support and a new rail industry stance on changes at the regulatory agency.

March 30, 2015

Sen. Debra Fischer Chides FMCSA for Approach on Restart Rule

If the federal government had taken a performance-based rather than a “prescriptive” approach to its 34-hour restart rule, the regulation might have enhanced safety rather than adversely affected trucking operations, Sen. Debra Fischer (R-Neb.) said at a hearing last week.

March 30, 2015

Editorial: Impeding Technology’s Progress

For the trucking press, few weeks on the calendar are as anticipated as the Mid-America Trucking Show.

March 30, 2015